Stand for type-cases



(No ModeL) H. WELLS.

STAND FOR TYPE GASES; No. 327,629. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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I-IEBER .VELLS, OF PATERSON, NE /V JERSEY.

STAND FOR TYPE-CASES.

GPECIFICATEON forming part of Letters Patent No.327,629, dated October6, 1885.

Application filed April 30, 1884. Serial No. 129,873, (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hanna WELLs, of Paterson, Passaic county, NewJersey, have invented certain Improvements in Stands for Type-Gases; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and correctdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon in, which Figure 1 is a front perspective viewof my stand for tpye-cases, the same being removed. Fig 2 is a sidesectional view of the same, with the type-cases in one position. Fig.Sis a side elevation of the same, with the type-cases in the secondposition. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the locking and supportingdevice.

In the drawings, like parts of the invention are designated by the sameletters of reference.

The nature of the present invention consists in improvements, ashereinafter described, in the construction of stands for supportingtypecases by the use of which the position of the type-cases used inconnection with the stand relatively to each other, and necessarily tothe compositor, may be easilyand rapidly changed; second, in anoperating-lever and locking device constructed as shown, in combinationwith the stand, by which the position of the cases is changed whendesired, and when changed the cases are securely held in position, theobject of the invention being the construction of a stand for supportingtype-cases in which the position of the type-cases relatively to thecon1- positor and to each other is easily and rapidly changed and thetypes contained in the boxes of the cases be necessarily removed fromthe corners of the same, coupled with a locking device by which thetype-cases are held in the desired position.

To enable those skilled in the arts to make and use my invention, I willdescribe the same.

A shows the side pieces for supporting the movable portion of the stand,or that part upon which the type-cases are placed. The side pieces maybe secured upon the top of atypecabinet, or upon a shelf or some propersupport for them. They are provided with the half-round openings a, inwhich rest the trunnions b of the movable portion of the stand,consisting of the frame work B, properly strengthened by means of thecrossbraces O.

The lower ends of the framework are con structed, as at N, to form lipsor ledges, against which one of the type-cases, D, has its bearing, 5 5

and the upper half of this framework is made lower than the lower half,so that the other type-case, D, will bear upon the lips I) thus formedwhen placed upon the stand in position. Upon one side of the frame-workB is placed a log or projection, [2 with which engages the curved end 6of the locking device E, the opposite end of said locking device testing upon a projectiomf, on one of the side pieces A. The rear end, e ofthis locking device E has a portion of its surface cutaway to form astep or support to hold the framework Bin the desired position whenelevated, the locking device E being free to turn upon a stud or bolt,g, secured in one of the side pieces A, so that it (the locking device)may be moved from a horizontal into a vertical position, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The framework B is provided with the lugs or projecting pieces F, whichin use are stopped by the short lugs or stops h, secured in the sides ofthe side pieces, A.

Such being the construction, the side pieces, A, are secured on the topof a type-cabinet or any suitable support for them, and the trunnions I)of the frame-work B are placed in the half-round openings at in'the sidepieces, A, and the locking device E has its curved ende placed over thelug or projection 6 upon one side of the frame-work B, and theframe-work B is thus held securely in position. The typecases D and Dmay now be placed upon the framework 13, resting against the lippedportions Z) of the same. In this position one of the type-cases D willstand above or higher than the other case, D, as shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. The composition of the type by the compositor may then becarried on from the cases D and D and when the type in the same has beenpartially exhausted, or when from the types becoming packed in thecorners of the boxes it is necessary that the types should be removedfrom these corners, (which in the composition of type is usually done bythe compositor shaking the particular case, having first removed thesame from the stand,) the curved end 6 of the locking device E is pulledback or away from the lug or pro- I CO jection 1) upon one side of theframe-work B, and the cases D and D will be brought into the positionshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the extent of the movement of theframe-work being governed by the movement of the lugs F between theshort stops h upon the side pieces, A. As the lugs F strike orarebrought into contact with the short stops h the cases D and D maythus be jarred or shaken sufficiently to cause the type to be moved fromthe front portion or corners of the boxes to the rear part of the boxes,so as to be more easily picked up by the compositor.

When desired, the locking device E may be moved from the horizontalposition shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings into the vertical positionshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and thus serve as a support for theframe-work B.

The space below the framework B upon the cabinet or shelf upon which itis mounted, which as the type-case stands are now constructed could notbe made available, may be utilized for the reception of galleys or otherimplements employed in a printing'office, and the ability of thecompositor to change the height of the framework B, and necessarily ofthe type-cases D and D by placing below the side pieces, A, blocks ofwood of varying heights to allow the type-cases to be adjusted to theheight of the compositor, will be found of great advantage.

It will be observed that the frame-work is hung about centrally in theside pieces, and that the type-cases about balance each other, or woulddo so if the frame-work was placed so as to bring the cases in ahorizontal position or nearly so.

Having now set forth my invention, I claim as new g 1. In a stand forsupporting type-cases, the combination of the side pieces, A, providedwith half-round openings on and stops h, the frame-work B 0, providedwith the trunnions b and lipped portions b and the lugs or projectingpieces F, constructed and operating substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. In combination with theside pieces, A, and frame-work B O,constructed and operating substantially as described, of the movablelever E, one end of which is curved, as at e, and its opposite end cutaway, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

HEBER \VELLS. In presence of- J OHN W. Smear, JAMES J. VANDERBEOK.

